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February
Newsletter
Happy
New Year 2008!
We had a nice
family Christmas…Mom
& Dad, James
& I and
Elizabeth for
Christmas
morning and then
James’s
Ontario family
joined us for
Christmas
dinner. On
Boxing Day my
niece Jenny and
nephew Robert
came to visit.
Well, Christmas
has come and
gone and all of
a sudden it is
February and we
are off to
Harrisburg PA
for our first
sport show. I
don’t know
about you folks,
but the months
just seem to fly
by. We
have seen Ryan a
couple of times
….. Stopping
in to show us a
Salmon he caught
and a Trout…..out
there fishing in
the cold, ice
and snow…..crazy
as ever.
Right
before Christmas
we lost our
black and white
cat…Bugsy, he
had a heart
condition that
snuck up on us
and it has been
sad losing him.
Hooter, the
black cat, still
wanders the
house calling
for him. I keep
insisting that
we need to
replace him, but
James is
ignoring me.
Dora and Hunter
have settled in
to our Southern
Ontario Home and
spend countless
hours wrestling
out on the back
lawn. Of course
both of them
love to dig so
it is a bit of a
mine field.
Clay
has been hunting
deer and Moose
and ducks and
living the life
he loves.
Bodacious is
missing his
buddy Hunter but
has his sons and
daughters to
play with as
Clay’s mom and
dad and sister
took two of the
pups. Like Dora
they are full of
puppy tasks and
Clay reports
they are giving
Bo a run for his
money.
Carolyn
Higo has bought
her home in
Latchford and is
enjoying the
winter months
fixing up her
new house and
relaxing. (Like
Carolyn ever
relaxes…)
Kevin
& Kathleen
Goddard (some of
you will
remember them as
our employees
from many years
ago), they own
and operate the
McKewen Gas
Station in
Latchford where
many of you stop
on your way to
and from Camp.
Well, they have
expanded their
horizons and
bought the
Latchford Bed
& Breakfast
and will take
over ownership
in April of
2008. It‘s a
nice place to
stay. Their
telephone number
for reservations
is 705 676-2313,
just ask for
Kevin or
Kathleen.
Many
of you have
asked me how
Sarah Switzer is
doing. She is
still at
University in BC
and will be
taking a group
of volunteers to
Tanzania again
this summer.
They are
building a
bigger library
in Dar Salaam.
Sarah is always
looking for
donations and
help. Her email
is
sarahswitzer@hotmail.com
You
are all up to
date now on the
Red Pine family,
we hope that all
of you are
staying healthy
and safe.
SHOW
SCHEDULE
-
Harrisburg
Show February 2
- 10th
booth 9000 in
the Fishing
Bldg.
-
Toronto
Bassin’ Show
February 15 - 18th
International
Centre TO
-
Cleveland
Sport Show March
12- 16th
IX Center OH
THOUGHTS
ABOUT THIS AND
THAT…..
Economic
Concerns: It
appears that
both the US and
Canada are
approaching a
recession (the
media thinks so
anyway…I
always like to
be optimistic
and say “even
if 7% of folks
are unemployed…that
means that 93%
still have jobs
and will need a
vacation”.
Passport
Confusion:
Currently
the regulations
say both
Canadians and
Americans need
passports to FLY
in and out of
the US. To drive
both need a
photo ID AND a
birth
certificate.
LAND
BORDER TRAVEL
New land border
travel deadline
will be enforced
at some point
prior to June 1,
2009, no exact
date is set.
We
are looking
forward to our
2008 season,
welcoming old
friends and
making new. Stay
in touch and
think fishing……
1-800-585-8069
redpine@xplornet.com
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